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Unit 3, One Central Plaza (formerly known as The Central Bank Building), Dame Street, Dublin 2

GRANT PERMISSION

Planning application WEB5936/25

Dublin - Dublin City Council

Proposed Development

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: RPS: 8830: Unit 3 is located at ground level, with associated back of house located at basement -1, onto Fownes St Upper to the west and the Plaza and Dame St to the South. The proposed development relates to permission for internal signage for Unit 3, which is permitted as a restaurant, to consist of: • 1 no. banner sign, hanging internally within the unit and set back from the existing glazed facade on the southern elevation of 0.5m x 6.269m. The proposed sign is brushed stainless steel fascia panel, with low energy red LEDs for halo illumination. • 1 no. banner sign, hanging internally within the unit and set back from the existing glazed facade on the western elevation of 0.274m x 3.438m. The proposed sign is brushed stainless steel fascia panel, with low energy red LEDs for halo illumination. • 1 no. roundel sign, hanging internally within the unit and set back from the existing glazed facade on the western elevation of 1.45m x 1.45m. The proposed sign is brushed stainless steel fascia with coloured vinyl lettering and graphics, with low energy cool white LEDs for internal illumination. • 1 no. LED red light line, set back from the southern elevation and along the extent of the southern elevation profile.

Application Timeline

  1. Application received

    11 Dec 2025

  2. Further information requested

    16 Feb 2026

  3. Further information received

    4 Mar 2026

  4. Decision due

    31 Mar 2026

  5. Decision: GRANT PERMISSION

    31 Mar 2026

  6. Grant issued

    6 May 2026

Application Details

Location
Unit 3, One Central Plaza (formerly known as The Central Bank Building), Dame Street, Dublin 2
Applicant
N/A
Application Type
Permission
Planning Authority
Dublin City Council
Site Area
221.22 ha

Timeline

Registration Date
11 December 2025
Status
Decision Notice Issued
Decision
GRANT PERMISSION
Decision Date
31 March 2026
Grant Date
6 May 2026

Location

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Planning Applications Nearby

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14m
4240/24GRANT PERMISSION4 Sept 2024

PROTECTED STRUCTURE : The proposed development consists of changes to the existing entrance doorway at the lower Plaza level (-1) which gives access to the hospitality area at roof level. The development proposes to replace the existing glazed doors with new recessed doors, set back 3.1 metres to create a new portal giving access to a new entrance doorway, provide a vertical identification sign 3m high by 0.7m wide to side of new portal and provide a new retractable canopy over entrance. The portal can be closed to access when required by way of a bi-fold gate.

1 Central Plaza, Dame Street, Dublin 2, D02 P656

14m
3706/24GRANT PERMISSION17 May 2024

PROTECTED STRUCTURE : The development consists of the infilling of a void area of 20.5 sq.m at the tenth floor (hospitality level 2) for use as additional floor area and for the demolition of 5 sq.m at that level, so as to create a new stair case between hospitality levels one and two. This development is proposed within an area approved for the redevelopment of the existing 9th and 10th floors to incorporate a new hospitality area which includes for a new restaurant and bar of 1,462 sq.m, with an accessible viewing terrace at 10th floor level on all sides of the building. The hospitality area is access from a dedicated entrance at - 1 level from the front Plaza on Dame Street.

1 Central Plaza, Dame Street, Dublin 2, D02 P656

14m
3275/19GRANT PERMISSION17 Jun 2019

Permission for development at a site of 0.28 ha at 1 Central Plaza, Dame Street, Dublin 2 , D02 P656. The site is bound by Dame Street to the south, existing Annex building and Commercial Buildings to the east, Cope Street to the north and Fownes Street Upper to the west. The development consists of a minor amendments to permitted development at -2, -1 and ground floor levels, as permitted under Plan. Reg. Ref.: 3620/17 (ABP Reg. Ref.: PL29S.300063) and amended under Plan. Reg. Ref.: 4566/18 as follows: 1. The application includes amendments to the permitted cafe/restaurant and retail units and plant/back of house areas as follows: Retention of a portion of the existing -1 level floor slab (as permitted to be removed under parent permission), an increase in floorspace at -2 of Unit A and subdivision of part of the -1 level to form an individual cafe unit (Unit A2) with a GFA of 59sq.m with entrance and frontage onto permitted lower plaza at -1 level, resulting in an overall increase in floorspace of Unit A from 1000sq.m to 1138sq.m. Reconfiguration of Unit C resulting in a decrease in floorspace from 119sq.m to 93sq.m, Reconfiguration of Unit E, at ground and -1 floors, resulting in an increase in floorspace from 201sq.m to 282sq.m, Reconfiguration of Unit F resulting in a decrease in floorspace from 36sq.m to 27sq.m, Reconfiguration of plant and back of house areas at -1 and -2 to include reconfiguration of the bin storage zone at -1 basement, staff welfare facilities (15sq.m) access from the lower plaza area at -1, relocation of the proposed ICT room (25sq.m) to the western perimeter at -1, relocation of inclusion of a ''remote storage'' room at -1 (23sq.m), relocation of sprinkler tanks from western perimeter to -2 basement. 2. Minor changes to the elevations of ground floor on the north and west elevations of the Tower Building and all elevations of the lower plaza at -1 level. 3. Relocation of permitted external stairs onto Fownes Street Upper.

1, Central Plaza, Dame Street, Dublin 2, D02 P656

14m
3860/19GRANT PERMISSION26 Aug 2019

Permission for development at a site of 0.28 ha at 1 Central Plaza, Dame St., Dublin 2, D02 P656. The site is bound by Dame Street to the south, existing annex building and commercial buildings to the east, Cope Street to the north and Fownes Street Upper to the west. The development consists of a minor amendment to permitted 10th floor, as permitted under Plan. Reg. Ref.: 3620/17 (ABP Reg. Ref.: pl29s.300063), comprising of the infill of the double height void between the two existing cores to accommodate a minor increase in the permitted bar/restaurant floor-space. This also includes minor alterations to the internal staircase from 9th to 10th floor and to the permitted roof to provide a new centralised recessed plant area. These amendments result in a minor overall increase in floor space of 168 sq.m.

1, Central Plaza, Dame Street, Dublin 2, D02 P656

15m
4622/19GRANT PERMISSION4 Dec 2019

Permission for development at a site of 0.27ha a 1 Central Plaza, Dame St, Dublin 2, D02 P656. The site is bound by Dame Street to the South, existing Annex building and Commercial Buildings to the East, Cope Street to the North and Fownes Street Upper to the West. The development consists of a minor amendments to permitted development at -2, -1 and ground floor levels, as permitted under Plan. Reg. Ref .: 3620/17 (ABP Reg. Ref.: PL29S.300063) and amended under Plan. Reg. Ref .: 4566/18 and 3275/19. The application includes amendments to the permitted retail units, plant/back of house and plant areas as follows: 1. The amalgamation of unit A and A2 with a minor decrease in combined floorspace from 1197sq.m to 1188 sq.m. This unit is referred to as Unit A. 2. Change of use of unit A (1188 sq.m) and Unit A1 (355 sq.m) from permitted retail to leisure/tourism use. 3. Relocation of ICT Room, Staff Welfare and Remote Storage Facilitates at Basement -1. 4. Alterations to the permitted public realm on the western side of the site along Fownes Street Upper and subsequent alterations to the western elevation of Units E and F.

1, Central Plaza, Dame Street, Dublin 2, D02 P656

15m
4882/23SPLIT DECISION(PERMISSION30 Nov 2023

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: For development within the public realm at Central Plaza, Dame Street, Dublin 2 D02 P656 (a Protected Structure Ref. 8830). The development will consist of the installation of wayfinding signage comprising 1 no. feature totem sign (c. 2.64m x 0.54m) with LED lighting, 2 no. smaller feature totem signs (c. 2.1m x 0.45m) with LED lighting, 1 no. directional sign (c. 1.2m x 0.36m) and all associated site development works.

Central Plaza, Dame Street, Dublin 2, D02P656

15m
3676/24GRANT PERMISSION14 May 2024

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: To erect signage on the front (southern) and rear (northern) elevation of the Dame Street Plaza building, 1 Central Plaza, Dame Street, Dublin 2, D02 P656. The proposed development consists of four signs as follows (a) 2 no. small plaques (0.4m x 0.8m) on either side of the front entrance on Dame Street, (b) 1 no. internally illuminated white flex face sign (4m width and 1m height) with the company name in black lettering over the front entrance facing Dame Street and (c) 1 no. sign consisting a of white illuminated letters (2.99m width and 0.54m height) mounted on a stainless steel rail on the rear of the building inside the glass balustrade at podium level facing Cope Street (northern elevation). All signs contain the letters 'wework, the future occupants of the office area within the building. The exterior of this former Central Bank building is a Protected Structure.

1 Central Plaza, Dame Street, Dublin 2, D02 P656

20m
5490/22GRANT PERMISSION20 Dec 2022

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: The proposed development relates to permission for a change of use of Unit F (26.6 sq.m) from permitted use as a restaurant/café unit (as permitted under Reg. Ref.:3620/17; ABP Ref: ABP-300063-17, as amended by DCC Re. Ref.: 3275/19) to a café/restaurant unit and takeaway for the sale of coffee and/or food/hot food for consumption off premises. The unit will accord with the permitted opening hours of the wider Central Plaza restaurant/café units of 7am to 11.30pm. Permission is also sought for external seating adjacent the unit onto Cope Street and Fownes Street Upper.

Unit F, One Central Plaza (formerly known as the Central Bank Building), Dame Street, Dublin 2, (a Protected Structure Ref: 8830). Unit F is located at ground level with Cope Street to the north and Fownes Street Upper to the west.

22m
4683/23APPLICATION DECLARED INVA24 Oct 2023

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: RETENTION of metal clothing rail to the shop front of Bad Lands, 3a Fownes Street Upper, Dublin 2, D02 F583 a Protected Reference Structure Number 2931.

3a, Fownes Street Upper, Dublin 2, D02F583

22m
4723/23REFUSE RETENTION PERMISSI1 Nov 2023

PROTECTED STRUCTURE (RPS2931) . RETENTION: of metal clothing rail to the shop front of Bad Lands, 3a Fownes Street Upper, Dublin 2

3A Fownes Street Upper, Dublin 2, D02 F583

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